[registrars] Registrar Resolution

[Jim Archer]

Jon, thanks for letting me know that, it's a big improvement.  I don't 
think it's perfect, but it's good enough for Registration Technologies, 
Inc., NameStream.com, Inc. and SaveMore Names.com, Inc. to endorse.


Best,

Jim


--On Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:02 PM -0400 "Nevett, Jonathon" 
<jnevett at networksolutions.com> wrote:

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> Fly-by-night was removed -- please see my note from earlier today.
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> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/registrars/msg04632.html
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> Best,
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> Jon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jim Archer
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:46 PM
> To: Registrar Constituency
> Subject: Re: [registrars] Registrar Resolution
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> I think the "fly-by-night" description is completely unneeded and
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> gratuitous.  There is no generally accepted definition  of that term and
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> think it can be misconstrued as a slight against smaller registrars, or
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> the worst case as the RC trying to make an argument that smaller
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> can not be trusted.  Any business entity, large or small, ethical or
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> unethical, can fold for a variety of reasons.
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> I's sure that many of us can recall the "bad acts" of registrar industry
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> leaders.  So how about we just drop the "fly by night" stuff, and say
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>> Whereas, registrants must be protected against the potential bad acts of
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>> registries and registrars;
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> Also, what has this clause got to do with anything:
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>> Whereas, registrars only succeed if they provide valuable services to
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>> their customers;
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> I don't see that as relevant or a valuable addition to the resolution.
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> Every time the resolution strays off topic it looses some of it's impact.
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> Also, the fly-by-night stuff makes an unwarranted implication.  I ask
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> the resolution be changed accordingly.
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> Thanks...
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> Jim
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> --On Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:07 AM -0700 Robert Birkner
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>> Whereas, registrars only succeed if they provide valuable services to
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>> Whereas, registrants must be protected against the potential bad acts of
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>> Whereas, it is incumbent on ICANN to protect registrants against the
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>> potential bad acts of “fly-by-night” gTLD registries and registrars;
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>> Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently formulated a new Compliance Program
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>> Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently announced its success in furthering a
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>> data escrow requirement for gTLD registries
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>> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05mar07.htm;
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>> Whereas, ICANN Staff has not yet specified a schedule, terms, or a
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>> of a data escrow requirement for gTLD registrars;
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>> Whereas, many registrars currently secure registrant and domain name
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>> through various back-up methods, but that this practice is by no means
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>> Whereas, the various back-up methods used by registrars may not be
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>> the event of registrar business failure; and
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>> Whereas, recent events have highlighted the need for a registrar data
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>> escrow program and enhanced compliance efforts with regard to
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>> requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
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>> Be it resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to
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>> work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to finalize the terms of a
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>> gTLD registrar data escrow program; and
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>> Be it further resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN
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>> Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to improve the
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>> effectiveness of the ICANN Compliance Program for gTLD Registrars.
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> *******************************
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> James W. Archer
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> CEO
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> Registration Technologies, Inc.
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> http://www.RegistrationTek.com
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James W. Archer
CEO
Registration Technologies, Inc.
http://www.RegistrationTek.com